DRB-Hicom F.C.
DRB-HICOM Football Club is a football club established to compete in Malaysia football league. The team played in the Malaysia Premier League (the second tier of the country's professional league - Liga M) since 2010 until 2016 before they withdrew from the league. It was simultaneously decided that the club's 2nd team (previously known as DRB-HICOM 2) to remain competing in an amateur league. Therefore, DRB-HICOM FC remained competing in the Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) League, where they have played since 2014. This team is composed of employees of DRB-HICOM Group of Companies and experienced local players.
Full name | DRB-HICOM Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Great Bees (D'gReatBees) | ||
Founded | 2008 | ||
Ground | Glenmarie, Shah Alam | ||
Capacity | Unterraced free seating | ||
Owner | DRB-HICOM | ||
President | Mahmood Abdul Razak | ||
Coach | Fisol Abdul Razak | ||
League | KLFA Super League | ||
2022 | 4th of 10 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club is commonly known as The Great Bees (D'GreatBees), and previously used Proton City Stadium in Tanjung Malim as their official home ground. The well-facilitated stadium currently has a capacity for 3,000 fans. However, since it now plays in a league in the Klang Valley, DRB-HICOM FC is now based in Glenmarie, Shah Alam; the PROTON Casting Plant field is about 3 km away from the headquarters of DRB-HICOM Berhad. The conglomerate owns 50.1% of national carmaker PROTON.